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FRANK  D.  ANDREWS 

VIXKLAITD    S".  J. 

HUXDRE13    AJTD    IfllTE 


MEMORANDUM 

OF 

A  JOURNEY  FROM 

HARTFORD    TO   NIAGARA    FALLS 

AND  RETURN  IN 
1828 


Printed  from  the  original  manuscript 

in  the  possession  of 
FRANK  D.  ANDREWS 

Vineland  New   Jersey 
1909 


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PREFACE 

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Although  the  manuscripts  from  which  the 
following  pages  are  printed  have  no  name 
attatched,  they  are  in  the  handwriting  of 
Nathaniel  Goodwin,  of  Hartford,  Conn , 
who  it  is  supposed  made  the  journey's  at  the 
dates  mentioned. 

The  manuscripts  are  printed  with  the  hope 
they  may  prove  of  value  to  some  one  inter- 
ested in  the  history  of  the  past. 

Nathaniel  Goodwin  was  born  in  Hartford, 
Connecticut,  March  5,  1782  In  his  youth 
he  learned  the  printers  trade,  he  also  taught 
school  and  was  a  land-surveyor.  He  was 
treasurer  of  the  city  of  Hartford  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  He  became  interested  in  the 
subject  of  genealogy  and  collected  material 
for  family  histories  which  have  been  publish- 
ed. He  died  at  Hartford,  May  29,  1855. 


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A  JOURNEY  FROM  HARTFORD  To  NIAGARA 
FALLS  IN  1828. 

Monday  August  25,  1828,  I  left  home  for 
the  State  of  New  York. 

Monday  night,  12  o'clock  reached  Pitts- 
field,' —  company  in  the  stage — a  young 
lady  and  gentleman,  bound  to  Ohio,  and  a 
lady  with  an  infant  child  to  Pittsfield. 

Tuesday,  26.  Lebonon  Springs  to  break- 
fast, took  in  at  the  Springs,  a  gentleman  his 
wife  and  2  daughters  for  Albany,  Reached 
Albany  at  2  P.  M. 

Wednesday  27.  went  to  Schenectady, 
dined  there,  took  the  packet  boatafter  din- 
ner for  Utica.  Thursday  28,  about  3  P.  M. 
took  tea  at  Canal  coffee  house,  a  great  com. 
panyat  table,  and  left  at  7  P.  M  At  i  2  at 
night  came  on  board  2  stage  loads  of  pas- 
sengers from  Utica,  amongst  them  Mr.  Peck, 
Mrs.  Peck  and  Miss  Barnes,  for  Rochester, 


6       A  JOURNEY  TO  NIAGARA  FALLS  IN  1828 

Saturday  30,  4  o'clock  left  the  boat  at 
Pittsfordafewmilesout  of  Rochester.  Stop't 
at  Acres  inn,  where  tarried  during  the  Sab- 
bath 31  st.  Sunday  evening  were  called  for 
by  Judge  Barnard  of  Mendon. 

Spent  Monday  ist.  Sept.  with  him  and 
family,  and  on  Tuesday  the  2d,  about  1 1 
accompanied  by  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Barnard  took 
a  packet  boat  at  Pittsford,  and  proceeded 
west.  Reached  Rochester  in  the  evening 
of  the  same  day, 

Wednesday  3d,  12  at  night  reached  Buf- 
falo. Thursday  morning  4th  went  to  Eai>le 
tavern, tarried  to  breakfast  and  dinner,  after- 
noon rode  to  Niagara  Falls  and  took  lodg- 
ngs  at  Forsyth's  at  7  evening.  Present: 
parties  from  New  York,  Canada  and  Wash- 
ington City.  Mr.  Wirt  and  2 -daughters, 

Friday  5th  visited  the  deep  cut  in  the 
Welland  can;.'].  Viewed  the  falls  went  to 
the  American  side,  on  to  Goat  Island,  paper 
mill,  bones  of  the  natives,  impression  of  a 
bears  foot  on  a  stone. 


A  JOURNEY  TO  NIAGARA  FALLS  IN  1828          7 

Saturday  6th,  Left  Forsyth's  forLockport 
passed  in  sight  of  the  ground  on  which  was 
fought  the  battle  of  Niagara  Qeenstown, 
Brock's  monument,  crossed  the  Niagara  at 
Queenstown,  reached  Lock  port  to  dine. 
Had  for  stage  company  a  Mr.  Williams  of 
Pennsylvania. 

Left  Judge  Barnard  and  wife  at  Lockport 
and  proceeded  east  in  the  Cana  packet  at 
about  2  P.  M. 

Sunday  morning  about  7  o'clock  reached 
Rochester,  where  spent  the  Sabbath,  attend- 
ed the  Episcopal  Church,  staid  at  the  Roch- 
ester House,  kept  by  Mr.  Noyse  formerly 
of  Stonington,  Conn.  D.  D.  Barnard  and 
&  Lady,  Mr.  Talmam  &  Lady.  Mr.  &  Mrs- 
Peck,  George  Terry,  Messrs  Barnard  and 
Robbins,  Miss  Perkins,  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Bissell, 
Mr,  Thompson. 

Monday  8th.  continued  in  Rochester,  eve- 
ning arrived  Mr  and  Mrs.  Barnard.  Tues- 
day morning  Qth,  left  in  the  stage  for  Pitts- 
ford,  which  place  reached  about  1 1  o'clock 


8      A  JOURNEY  TO  NIAGARA  FALLS  IN  1828 

and  parted  with  Mr.  &  Mrs.  Barnard,  Acres, 
Hopkins.  Same  day  about  1 2  took  the 
Packet  boat.  Passengers  Mr.  &  Mrs  Tal- 
man  came  on  board,  during  the  passage, 
Mrs.  Wright  of  Syracuse. 

Wednesday  loth,  noon  reached  Syracuse 
where  Mr.  &  Mrs  Talman  left.  Came  on 
board  the  Canada  parties  whom  we  had  seen 
at  the  Falls. 

Thursday  morning  i  ith.  about  8  reached 
Utica  where  were  joined  by  sundry  others 
amongst  whom  were  Mr.  Dewett  and  son  of 
Albany. 

Friday  morning  I2th.  about  8  reached 
Schenectady,  took  breakfast  at  the  hotel. 
Judges  Thompson  &  Duer,  many  strangers, 
after  breakfast,  to  Albany,  which  reached 
about  ii  A.  M.  Dined,  and  at  3  left  in  a 
coachee  and  rode  15  miles  on  the  stage 
rout  toward  home,  and  stop't  for  the  night 
at  Tobias  inn  in  Chatham.  Mrs.  Tobias' 
daughter  in  law,  Miss  Van  Vol  Vanbergh, 

•^  to  Mrs.  Tobias 


A  JOURNEY  TO  NIAGARA  FALLS  IN  1828          9 

Saturday  morning  i3th,  about  6  took  the 
stage,  which  had  then  arrived  from  Albany, 
and  reached  home  about  10  P.  M.r 


HARTFORD  To  MENDON  AND  RETURN 

There  has  been  preserved  the  memoran- 
dum of  a  trip  to  Mendon,  N.  Y  ,  the  home 
of  Mr.  Barnard,  where  after  a  short  sojourn 
the  return  was  made.  As  the  names  of  the 
tavern-keepers  are  given  it  may  be  of  inter- 
est to  insert  it  here. 

Thursday  6  Sept.  in  the  morning  left  Hart- 
ford, for  Mendon. 

New  Hartford,  Seymour,  dined,  2om. 
Canaan,  Pease  lodged  18 

Friday  7  Sept. 

Sheffield  Ensign         breakfast         9 

Greenbush          Younghanse,  lodged         35 

Saturday  8  Sept. 

Albany  Skinner.          breakfast.        9 

Schenectady.  1 5 

Amsterdam,       Groats.  1 5 

Sunday  9  Sept 

Johnstown,  Conyne,  breakfast  i  i 
Manheim,  at  the  bridge  over  East  Canada 
Creek,  Mason,  bHjre  22. 


HARTFORD  TO  MENDON  AND  RETURN    l82l  I-  1 

Monday  10  Sept. 

Little  falls,         Myers,            breakfast  10 

Whites  borough  -               lodge  —  24 

Tuesday  1  1  Sept. 

Vernon.              I.  Dyer,          breakfast,  12 

Salina,               Corset,            lodge  27 

Wednesday,    1  2 

--     Brockway,       breakfast.  6 

Seneca  falls,     Erwin,         to  lodge  28 

Thursday.  13, 

Geneva  —                                 breakfast  14 

East  Bloomfield,  Carter,        lodge  —  25 
Friday  14.    Arrived  at  Mr.   Barnard  about 

1  1  in  the  morning.  1  1 


RETURNING 

Tuesday   25  Sept.    1821. 
Left  Canandugua,     Coe,  lodge          14 

Wednesday,    26 

Phelps,  Beall,          breakfast,    15 

Auburn,  Coe,  lodge          25 


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Thursday,    27. 

Skeneateles  Lake,                      breakfast.  6 

Pompey,                   Morley,  lodge,  about  35 

Friday,    28. 

Sangerfield              North   to  lodge  34 

Saturday  29. 

Winfield.               Pendergrass,  breakfast,  12 

Sharon                   Butler,         lodge  29 

Sunday,   30. 

Schorarie,            Huntington,  breakfast  10 

Germans,  Guilderland.            lodge  2 1 

Monday,     October,    i 

Skinners              Albany         breakfast  14 

Tuesday    2 . 

Greenbush,        Younghanse,  breakfast  9 

Barrington —                           to  sleep  29 

Wednesday,  3.  m 

Sheffield            Dewey,            breakfast  i  i 

Marshal                                     lodge —  3  5 

Thursday,  4. 

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